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Chapters Originally Published in:
Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 29 - 39

Inuyasha Vol 28

Chapter 269: 暗闇の中
Kurayama no naka
 (Inside the Darkness)
Miroku is shocked when he discovers that Naraku has brought Hakushin back to life and that he is willingly helping Naraku. He tells them how he allowed himself to be buried alive so that he could pass into the next life and watch over the people of his village. He felt betrayed as he sat beneath the ground waiting to die. As he sat alone, he realized that the villagers were praying for his death so that his spirit could protect them. He began to have doubts, and when he died his body acended to Buddhahood but his soul could not be saved and remained in the dark underground where he was buried. Naraku allowed him to live again, without judging him or criticizing his choices. Meanwhile deep inside Mount Hakurei Jakotsu is hunting Inuyasha who has become a human. He has wounded him badly and Inuyasha does not seem able to withstand much more punishment.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 29
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 1
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 9
Publication Date: June 19, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • A stunned Sango calls Hakushin "miira" (ミイラ) which means "mummy". The term comes to Japan from the Portuguese word "mirra".

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: What's something from the past that hasn't changed?
    • A: The theme of this question is too big, I don't know.

Chapter 270: 白霊山の異変
Hakurei-zan no ihen
(The Mountain Changes)
Inuyasha almost slices Jakotsu's shard from his neck, but only nicks him. Jakotsu continues making his perverse threats while Inuyasha falls to the ground after losing too much blood. Miroku attempts to break Hakushin's barrier, but his spiritual powers are nothing compared to those of Hakushin. He threatens the old man with his Wind Tunnel and that causes him to flee and break the barrier. Outside Kikyo watches as the seal is broken and she is allowed to venture closer to the forbidden mountain. She watches as a ball of energy, Hakushin, escapes. Inside the mountain Inuyasha returns to his half-demon form now that the barrier has been lifted. Jakotsu thinks he can still kill Inuyasha but is met with the Scar of the Wind instead.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 30
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 2
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 10
Publication Date: June 26, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • Hakushin is the only person who has been shown to be able to somehwat resist Miroku's Wind Tunnel.
  • The word "katami" (形見) is used once again. It means "souvenir" though the deeper connotation is a "keepsake of someone who has died". Consequently Jakotsu is not simply saying he will keep Inuyasha's ears for himself but making it clear that Inuyasha will die in the process.

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: What is your favorite instant food?
    • A: I can't help but buy Retort pouch curry.

Chapter 271: 鼓動
Kodou
 (The Pulse)
The Wind Scar slices through Jakotsu but Inuyasha smells Naraku deeper within the mountain and leaves to find him. Jakotsu has been sliced to pieces, but his Shikon shard is keeping him alive. Renkotsu approaches and removes the shard to power himself up and allowing Jakotsu to die. Outside Kikyo detects a barrier like the one that had been around the Mount Hakurei and finds Hakushin, the resurrected priest. Kikyo talks to him and tries to convince him to allow her to approach him, and hopefully save his soul. Deeper inside the mountain Inuyasha can feel something around him... a pulse.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 31
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 3
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 11
Publication Date: July 3, 2002
Pages: 1 (full color) 17 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • This issue of Shonen Sunday contains a poster for the soon to be released Inuyasha Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass.
  • Jakotsu dies in this chapter. In a 2022 interview Takahashi states, "It was Jakotsu that had many readers asking for him to stick around longer, but I had to kill him ... I too was very sad when I drew the end of Jakotsu."

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: What test left an impression on you?
    • A: Entering the Newcomer's Award contest was a test wasn't it?

Chapter 272: 聖域の消滅
Seiiki no shoumetsu
 (The Sanctuary Destroyed)
Renkotsu also feels the pulse where he is and realizes Naraku must be starting to move. He heads for the exit with Jakotsu's shard in his throat. At the entrance to the inner part of the cave he meets Bankotsu, the only other surviving member of the Band of Seven. He decides if he is going to kill Bankotsu now is the time to do it. Before he can though, Bankotsu shoves his fingers through Renkotsu's throat and pulls out two of the three Shikon shards he has. He is angry with Renkotsu for betraying the Band of Seven for his own power, and then removes the final shard. For a moment he reflects with sadness as he realizes he is all alone now. Kikyo convinces Hakushin that he no longer needs to harbor such guilt and hatred and as she comforts him, his soul is able to enter Nirvana. The mountain begins to shudder as Sesshomaru and Koga watch separately. Inside Bankotsu has tracked down Inuyasha and now, powered by nine Shikon shards, he plans to kill him before he can reach Naraku.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 32
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 4
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 12
Publication Date: July 10, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • In an interview Takahashi discusses the age of each of the Band of Seven and describes Bankotsu as the most powerful member. She also states he is the youngest member at 17 years old.
  • When Hakushin dissolves, Kikyo comments, "成仏された" (jobutsusareta). The typical context would be "he resting in peace" or "he's gone to heaven". Because of the context of Hakushin as a living Buddha another translation could be "he has become a Buddha" or "he has entered Nirvana".

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: It's the season of travel! What station or bus stop is special to you?
    • A: Palau's airport.

Chapter 273: 回廊の底
Kairou no soko
(Corridor's End)
Shippo and Kirara are feeling better now that the barrier is completely removed, and Koga finds Kagome and they prepare to enter Mount Hakurei together. Bankotsu is battling Inuyasha and hoping to gain revenge for the fallen members of the Band of Seven. He is able to bat away the Wind Scar with his halberd. Miroku can sense the evil powers within the mountain growing much stronger and realizes that Naraku's powers have increased significantly. Deep within the darkness Naraku's face emerges.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 33
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 5
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 13
Publication Date: July 17, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • When Naraku's face appears in the darkness beneath Sango and Miroku the sound effect in Japanese is ドクン (dokun). This is the sound of a sudden pulse.

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: Beer, green soybeans..what do you consider to be relaxing items?
    • A: Watching the Hanshin match on CS. Go Hanshin!!
    • Webmasters' Note: CS stands for Communication Satellite.

Chapter 274: ふたつの気配
Futatsu no kehai
(The Two Auras)
Naraku vanishes back into the darkness as Kagura attacks Miroku and Sango. Miroku asks her if Naraku is still weak against Tessaiga's red, barrier breaking blade, but Kagura says they will have to ask Naraku that. She knocks them into the dark pit where Naraku's face was seen. Inuyasha continues to try to hold off Bankotsu as Kagome and Koga approach. She tells Koga that she senses two Shikon fragments, a large one in the center of the mountain that is probably Naraku, and a second one at the base- Bankotsu. Koga opts to go after Naraku. Inuyasha manages to rip two shards from Bankotsu's arm and promises that his head will be next.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 34
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 6
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 14
Publication Date: July 24, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • It is interesting to note that as Ginta and Hakkaku chase behind Koga they simply address him as "Koga" with no honorific such as "-san", "-sama" or "-kun". In other words they do not treat him in a formalized hierarchical way or the nature of their relationship is quite informal.

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: What sort of things do you like to eat in the summer?
    • A: Chilled Chinese noodles.

Chapter 275: 蛮骨の力
Bankotsu no chikara
(Bankotsu's Strength)
Bankotsu manages to fight Inuyasha off and keep him from taking anymore fragments of the Shikon Jewel from him, while Miroku and Sango find the remains of many demons deep inside the mountain. Miroku realizes that Naraku has been taking himself apart once again and reforming with only the best parts of the demons he has absorbed, thus becoming more powerful. They also find hundreds of small, white, child-like oddities that seem as if they were some types of aborted creatures. Inuyasha is able to remove three more fragments from Bankotsu when he fakes being unconscious and rips them from him when he moves in too close.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 35
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 7
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 15
Publication Date: July 31, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • When Inuyasha tells Bankotsu that he will take his shards one by one, Bankotsu retorts that it was he who has kept the Band of Seven together. He refers to himself as "Bankotsu-sama" (Lord Bankotsu).
  • Sango and Miroku discover the child-like cast-offs from Naraku's body in this chapter, the remnants of his humanity. He will return and reabsorb these in chapter 452.

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: What is your summer greeting message to your readers?
    • A: Wear a hat when you go out.

Chapter 276: 両断
Ryoudan
 (Cut in Two)
Inuyasha tells Bankotsu that his life is about to end, and even if he were able to escape now that Naraku would hunt him down and take his shards. Bankotsu reflects on the deal he made with Naraku- to work for him in exchange for eternal life. Bankotsu gets free and knocks Inuyasha back with Banryu, his Shikon-enhanced halberd. Inuyasha quickly cuts him while he holds Banryu in his left hand... a trick to take advantage of the fact that all Bankotsu's shards would be in one place and make them an easy target. The right half of Bankotsu's body withers away as the left half is kept alive by the shards although he is unable to function anymore. Suddenly the ground around them begins to sink as something tries to absorb them.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 36-37
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 8
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 16
Publication Date: August 7, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • Takahashi discussed the creation of Bankotsu on Twitter, discussing how dangerous he seems and how she came up with the design of his hair.

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: What can you tell us about your past life?
    • A: I must have been a cow, because I'm attracted to the color red.

Chapter 277: 肉壁
Niku kabe
(The Wall of Flesh)
Inuyasha begins to sink when he realizes the ground is made from flesh rather than stone. Huge tentacles wrap around him and Bankotsu and carry them off towards the center of the mountain. As Kagome and Koga make their way through the cave, Koga is also sucked into the wall, and Kagome senses his fragments being taken towards Naraku's location. She and Shippo pursue him as best they can on Kirara. Kagome finds the white child-like creatures and discovers Miroku and Sango are still there as well. She is upset to discover that Inuyasha is not with them when more tentacles begin to move past them dragging Inuyasha towards Naraku.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 38
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 9
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 17
Publication Date: August 21, 2002
Pages: 18 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • Shin Takahashi (no relation to Rumiko Takahashi) debuted his series Kimi no Kakera (きみのカケラ) in this issue of Shonen Sunday.

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: What kind of endurance competition could you handle?
    • A: Eating spicy food.

Chapter 278: 新生
Shinsei
(Resurrection)
Naraku tells them they have all reached their final destination and they will go no further. His tentacles pin them all down as he explains that Mount Hakurei is actually his body, and they are all within him. Shippo asks if they will be eaten like Koga was, which shocks Inuyasha. Naraku says that absorbing weak demons and human into himself would only weaken him. Naraku's tentacles take Bankotsu's fragments as well as the ones Inuyasha took from him during their battle. Naraku's new body forms before them and Miroku can sense his immense new power. Inuyasha fights his way free and uses the Wind Scar, but Naraku deflects it. Naraku tells Inuyasha that his own attack will kill his friends.

Published In:
  • Shonen Sunday 2002 Vol. 39
  • Inuyasha Tankobon Vol. 28 ch. 10
  • Inuyasha Wideban Vol. 15 ch. 18
Publication Date: August 28, 2002
Pages: 1 (full color) 17 (black and white)
Anime Adaptation:
Notes:
  • When Naraku explains the things he does not want in his new body he says humans such as Bankotsu, half-demons like Inuyasha and "little demons" (小妖怪/shoyokai) like Shippo.
  • The coat that Naraku wears in his new form is a "battle coat" (陣羽織/jinbaori). It is a long coat designed to be worn over armor.

  • Table of Contents
    • Q: Who do you think is the greatest villain?
    • A: Raoh, Jagi, and Lord Heart (Fist of the North Star)


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